Never Too Old: a Young Adult Book Club for Adults meets the 1st WEDNESDAY of the month to enjoy the relevance and diversity of young adult and middle grade books and authors. All ages are welcome. Our next meeting is Wednesday, August 2nd at 5pm. Email Beth@LopezLibrary.org for more information
August 2nd – The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera – “Habia una vez . . . There lived a girl named Petra Pena, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra’s world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children, among them Petra and her family, have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet, and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity’s past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard, or purged them altogether. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future. Can she make them live again?” Available in hardcover and on both Libby & Hoopla (no waiting on Hoopla).
September 6th – Read from Your Roots – By this, we mean read any YA or Juvenile book set in or about one of your ancestor’s places. It could be a novel, a folktale, a nonfiction book. For example, Beth has Irish, Scottish, and English ancestry, so might read a Celtic tale or a book set in one of those countries such as The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper or Druids, Gods & Heroes from Celtic Mythology by Anne Ross.We will be making a booklist for suggestions. Come in and ask if you need help finding a title.
October 4th – Biographies – This was so popular the last time we did it, we decided to read biographies again. There are so many great ones! Visit our Young Adult Biography section to find “a good book.”
November 1st – Author Angeline Boulley – An Ojibwe author of two books to date: Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl, Unearthed; not sequels, but companion novels. Read one or both.
December 6th – Picture Books – This has become our tradition for the busy month of December. Bring one or more (they’re short!) picture books to share. They don’t have to be holiday or winter-related – anything you love!
January 3rd, 2024! – Author Kate Dicamillo – Kate DiCamillo has written a “bounty of books beloved by teachers, parents, and former children who’ve grown up reading her.” (Krista Tippett).
Click here for more information and a summary of the July meeting.